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The premise of "The Three Body Problem" is that the fastest way to make a technological leap is to find another species that has already developed the technolog
by sebbecai 9y ago
The premise of "The Three Body Problem" is that the fastest way to make a technological leap is to find another species that has already developed the technology. Even seeing what can be done would make a huge impact. China's effort in the article parallels what happens in the book. Surprising that they don't mention this when talking about the motivations of billionaires and nation-states.
- pavel_lishin 9y agoI don't think that was the premise at all; what you're describing sounds closer to "Signal to Noise" [1], another book that covers a lot of the same themes as Three Body Problem (first contact, the dark forest hypothesis, etc.) [1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700919.Signal_to_Noise?from_search=true https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700919.Signal_to_Noise?f...
- caseymarquis 9y agoAgreed.